General Announcement
and Call for Abstracts
Deadline: October 12, 2001

The proposed conference will focus on the following areas:

• Novel Material Formulation/Processing
• Novel Reactors/Mixers
• Novel Separation Techniques
• Novel Measuring and Modelling/Simulation Techniques

The conference will follow the established format of morning and early evening sessions of oral presentations and keynote speakers, accompanied by poster presentations and workshops. We plan an excursion on Wednesday, including a visit to St. Andrews (with possibly a round of golf at the famous Old Course) then or before/after the conference. See the attached questionnaire.

Conference chairs
Professor Xiong-Wei Ni, Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK. Tel: +44-131-451-3781, Fax: +44-131-451 3077, email: x.ni@hw.ac.uk
Mr. David Trent, The Dow Chemical Company, 2301 N. Brazosport Blvd., A-1430, Freeport, Texas 77566, USA. Tel: 01-979-2387318, Fax: 01-979-2380097, email: davetrent@dow.com

Conference steering committee
Professor Xiong-Wei Ni (See contact information above.)
Mr. David Trent (See contact information above.)
Professor Malcolm Mackley, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cambridge University, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3RA, UK. Tel: +44-1223-334 784, Fax: +44-1223-334 796, email: mrm1@cheng.cam.ac.uk
Professor David Reay, David Reay & Associates, P.O. Box 25, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear NE26 1QT, UK. Tel: +44-191-251-2985, Fax: +44-191-252-2229, email: DAReay@aol.com
Professor Colin Ramshaw, Department of Chemical Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK. Tel: +44-191-222-7270, Fax: +44-191-222-5292, email: Colin.ramshaw@ncl.ac.uk

Scientific committee
Professor Rose Amal, School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia. Tel: +61-2-9385-4361, Fax: +61-2-9385-5966, email: r.amal@unsw.edu.au
Professor Malcolm Baird, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L7. Tel: +1-905-529-7070 ext. 24945, Fax: +1-905-521-1350, email: bairdmhi@mcmaster.ca
Professor Brian Brooks, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK. Tel: +44-1509-222-510, Fax: +44-1509-223-923, email: B.W.Brooks@Lboro.ac.uk
Professor Joao R. Guedes de Carvalho, Departamento de Engenharia Quimica Faculdade de Engenharia, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal. Tel: +351-22 204 1640, Fax: +351-22 200 0808, email: jrguedes@fe.up.pt
Professor John Chen, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand. Tel: +64-9-373-7599 ext. 8137, Fax: +64-9-373-7463, email: j.chen@auckland.ac.nz
Professor Zhanfeng Cui, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, UK. Tel: +44-1865-273-118, Fax: +44-1865-273-905, email: zhanfeng.cui@eng.ox.ac.uk
Dr. Clive Davies, Manager, Process Science, Industrial Research Ltd, Gracefield Research Centre, Gracefield Road, P.O. Box 31-310, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Tel: +64-4-569-0000, Fax: +64-4-566-6004, email: c.davies@irl.cri.nz
Professor Geoff Evans, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan NSW 2308, Australia. Tel: +61-2-492-16180, Fax: +61-2-492-16920, email: cggme@cc.newcastle.edu.au
Dr. Alan Hall, Syngenta, Process Studies Group (SW6), Huddersfield Works, P.O. Box A38, Leeds Road, Huddersfield HD2 1FF, UK. Tel: +44-1484-486-085, Fax: +44-1484-486-057, email: alan.hall@syngenta.com
Professor Peter Halling, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Strathclyde University, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK. Tel: +44-141-548-2683, Fax: +44-141-553-1161, email: p.j.halling@strath.ac.uk
Dr. Tony Howes, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Qld 4072, Australia. Tel: +61-7-336-54262, Fax: +61-7-336-54199, email: tonyh@cheque.uq.edu.au
Dr, Roshan Jachuck, Department of Chemical Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK. Tel: +44-191-222-5202, Fax: 44-191-222-5292, email: r.j.j.jachuck@ncl.ac.uk
Dr. Ir. Gabrie Meesters, DSM Food Specialties, Research & Development, P.O. Box 1, 2600 MA Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-15-279-2434, Fax: +31-15-279-2219, Email: Gabrie.Meesters@dsm-group.com
Professor A.B. Pandit, Department of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019, India. Tel: +91-22-414-5616, Fax: 91-22-414-5614, email: abp@udct.ernet.in
Professor Chris Rielly, Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK. Tel: +44-1509-222-504, Fax: +44-1509-223-923, email: C.D.Rielly@lboro.ac.uk
Dr. Ted Roberts, Department of Chemical Engineering, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, UK. Tel: +44-161-200-8849, Fax: +44-161-200-4399, email: ted.roberts@umist.ac.uk
Professor Laurence Weatherly, Dept of Chemical and Process Engineering, Univ. of Canterbury, Priv. Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand. Tel: +64-3-364-2139, Fax: 64-3-364-2063, email: l.Weatherly@cape.canterbury.ac.nz
Professor Aibing Yu, School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia. Tel: +61-2-9385-4429, Fax: +61-2-9385-5956, email: A.Yu@unsw.edu.au
Dr. Frank Zhu, Department of Chemical Engineering, UMIST, PO Box 88, Manchester M60 1QD, UK. Tel: +44-161 236-7439, Fax: +44-161-200-4399, email: zhu@fs1.ce.umist.ac.uk

Oral and poster presentations
The oral presentations will consist of both plenary lectures and refereed papers. For refereed papers, the format is 20 minutes for presentation plus 5 minutes for questions/discussion.

Poster sessions will be a significant part of the conference program since they offer the unique opportunity for focussing on specific topics of interest and expanding beyond the limitations of the oral presentations.

Submission of abstracts
Original papers for either oral or poster presentations at the above listed topics are invited. Authors willing to have their contributions considered for an oral or poster presentation need to submit a one page abstract by October 12, 2001. Abstracts should be submitted electronically following the instructions given in On-line Abstract Submission. If unable to submit the abstract electronically, please contact the Foundation.. The organizing committee will review all abstracts, and authors will be notified by December 2001 whether the abstract has been accepted, and if accepted, whether for an oral or poster presentation.

The following is the proposed timetable for the PI² conference:
12 October 2001: Deadline for abstract
December 2001: Notification of acceptance
31 March 2002: Submission of 8-page manuscript
30 June 2002: Notification of acceptance for paper

Publication of proceedings
Arrangements are in progress to provide for the publication of papers that will be presented at the conference in a prestigious international journal. Instructions on submissions of manuscripts will be sent for those presentations have been accepted.

Attendance of conference
Attendance will be limited and by invitation only in order to ensure the ability to interact with all participants. Any person wishing to attend the conference must submit an application form (form to be faxed or mailed) (on-line form to be e-mailed) to the UEF by December 2001.

United Engineering Foundation (UEF) conferences fellowship program
The UEF sponsors a Conference Fellowship Program. Applicants are limited to those currently active in engineering or related professions with a direct interest in the conference topic. The Fellowship is sufficient to cover the conference registration fee and on-site room and board. Transportation expenses are not included. Application information may be obtained from theWWW or by fax from the Foundation (1-212-591-7441) and must be submitted by 1^st May 2002.

United Engineering Foundation Conferences
The United Engineering Foundation (UEF) sponsors this conference. The UEF conferences program was established in 1962 to provide an opportunity for the exploration of problems and issues of concern to engineering from many disciplines. The format of the conference provides morning and evening sessions in which major presentations are made. Available time is included during the afternoons for ad hoc meetings and informal discussions and is designed to enhance rapport among participants and promote dialogue on the developments of the meeting. We believe the conferences have been instrumental in generating ideas and disseminating information to a greater extent than is possible through more conventional forums. All participates are expected to contribute actively to the discussions.

Uniquely Scottish attractions include the Caledonian Brewery, Clan Tartan Centre at Leith Mills, Glenkinchie Distillery, Scotch Malt Whiskey Society, Scotch Whiskey Heritage Center, and the Tartan Weaving Mill and Exhibition.

Edinburgh is a vibrant city with the feel and excitement of London or Paris, while remaining intimate and friendly. It is a city that people from across the world have come to know and love. Every August, the world famous Edinburgh International Festival takes over the city with music, comedy and theatre. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world arrive to take part and share in the culture of a great European city. The proposed conference dates will be just after the famous festival.

Scotland is recognized the world over as the "Home of Golf", there are over 100 golf courses in the vicinity of Edinburgh, including the three famous Championship courses - St Andrews, Gleneagles and Carnoustie, all within easy traveling distance. St. Andrews is just an hour and half away from Edinburgh. It is planned to visit St. Andrews as one of the conference excursions, with possibility of playing a round of golf in the world renowned Old Course. If you are interested in a round of golf just before, during or just after the conference, please be sure to complete and return the questionnaire (an Adobe pdf file) and return it as soon as possible. If you wish to play at the New Course (next to the Old Course) at St. Andrews, you need a handicap of not more than 24 for men and 36 for ladies. Provisionally 40 places are reserved for the conference, which will be filled on a first come-first served basis. The allocation of tee-off times will be finalized by the St. Andrews Links Trust in November 2001.

Set amidst the beautiful landscaped parklands of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Conference Centre is one of the UK's leading academic conference venues, with a range of year round meeting facilities, exhibition space, accommodation and an extensive range of on-site services. It is ideal for this conference. It is also intended that every dinner will be taking place in a different place in and out of Edinburgh in order to exploit the historical city.

Transportation to Edinburgh and Edinburgh Conference Centre
Getting to Edinburgh
By rail The mainline rail network serves the centre of Edinburgh well. Edinburgh Waverley is at the east end of Princes Street, and Haymarket station is in the west end. Reach Riccarton by bus, taxi or car.

By air Edinburgh International Airport is served by scheduled national and international flights. The airport is on the west of the city, not far from the campus. The journey by taxi takes about 10 minutes, and a regular bus service links the airport and the city centre.

Getting to Edinburgh Conference Centre at Riccarton Campus, Heriot-Watt University
By road Heriot-Watt University's campus at Riccarton is easily accessible by car both from the centre of Edinburgh (6 miles) and from all major routes leading to the city. The University is half a mile from the Calder Junction of the A720 Edinburgh By-Pass and the A71 (signs for Heriot-Watt University are on approach to Calder Junction). On the M8, from Glasgow, turn right at the Hermiston Gait roundabout following the signs for the A71. The A720 is a dual carriageway that skirts Edinburgh and can be accessed from all the major routes entering and leaving the city: A90 (North), M8 and M9 (West), A702 (South and M6), A7 and A68 (Borders and South), A1 (South and East).

Car parking Unless prior arrangements have been made, visitors should park in the visitors' car park (campus map will be provided in the registration packet) on the right of the Avenue as they arrive.

Taxis There are a number of taxi services in the centre of Edinburgh including those at Waverley Station (rail) and St Andrew Square (coach station). The journey to Heriot-Watt University at Riccarton takes about 20 minutes. At Riccarton, taxis can be requested from the reception desk in the James Watt Centre.

Conference Excursions
Edinburgh is a historical city, and a number of optional excursions will be organised, e.g. Edinburgh Castle, Holyroodhouse Palace, Scottish Whisky Centre, St. Andrews, etc. There will be sign-up sheets in the Conference Registration package and at the registration for those who are interested in participating. The excursion fees will cover the rental of bus and entry fees.

Participant (Single Room) US $1235.
Participant (Sharing with another Participant) US $1175
Bona fide Graduate Students (Sharing) US $ 780
Guest US $ 395

Final cost will be re-calculated, using current exchange rates, when the registration packets are mailed.

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